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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
957 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012

MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO.

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

.SYNOPSIS...1020 MB HIGH PRES CENTER OFF NE FLORIDA CURRENTLY
DOMINATES THE FLOW PATTERN. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW
GULF EARLY THU. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOLLOWING THE FRONT
OVER WESTERN GULF FROM THU THROUGH FRI. THE FRONT WILL LIE FROM
SW FLORIDA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING BEFORE MOVING SE
OF AREA. HIGH PRES OVER THE GULF COAST STATES MOVES E FRI THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AND E OF FLORIDA MON.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE TO
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35
KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.